Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said the Republican-controlled state Legislature ‘cannot be trusted to appoint or oversee someone charged with drawing fair maps.’
Republicans claim state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz’s previous criticism of the state’s legislative maps should disqualify her from hearing the case.
‘The map issue is really kind of easy, actually,’ Justice Janet Protasiewicz said during a candidate debate. ‘I don’t think anybody thinks those maps are fair. Anybody.’
The state’s 19th-century abortion ban and gerrymandered legislative maps are facing legal challenges and could end up in front of Wisconsin’s high court.
Janet Protasiewicz’s April victory upended 15 years of conservative control of the state’s highest court.